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Growing Vegetables with Grass—A Syntropic Market Gardening Intro

Growing Vegetables with Grass
This workshop introduces the method we use at Green Bird Organics — a market garden system that combines grass strips with crop rows to reduce tillage, improve soil, and build resilience.

What We’ll Cover

  • Grass–crop row layout and timing

  • Mulch strategy, planting into residue, and irrigation

  • Slug and pest challenges in high-biomass systems

  • Transplanting, tool use, and row maintenance

  • Live demonstration + Q&A session

Takeaways

  • Deeper understanding of how syntropic principles apply to market gardens

  • Practical ideas to apply at home or on-farm

  • Handout and tool references provided

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